Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey

Simple item page
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communicationen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber6en_US
dc.contributor.authorKipphut-Smith, Shannonen_US
dc.contributor.authorBoock, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Kimberlyen_US
dc.contributor.authorHooper, Michaela Willien_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-16T21:49:32Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-10-16T21:49:32Zen_US
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: In the last decade, a significant number of institutions have adopted open access (OA) policies. Many of those working with OA policies are tasked with measuring policy compliance. This article reports on a survey of Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI) members designed to better understand the methods currently used for measuring and communicating OA policy success. METHODS: This electronic survey was distributed to the COAPI member listserv, inviting both institutions who have passed an implemented policies and those who are still developing policies to participate. RESULTS: The results to a number of questions related to topics such as policy workflows, quantitative and qualitative measurement activities and related tools, and challenges showed a wide range of responses, which are shared here. DISCUSSION: It is clear that a number of COAPI members struggle with identifying what should be measured and what tools and methods are appropriate. The survey illustrates how each institution measures compliance differently, making it difficult to benchmark against peer institutions. CONCLUSION: As a result of this survey, we recommend that institutions working with OA policies be as transparent as possible about their data sources and methods when calculating deposit rates and other quantitative measures. It is hoped that this transparency will result in the development of a set of qualitative and quantitative best practices for assessing OA policies that standardizes assessment terminology and articulates why institutions may want to measure policies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKipphut-Smith, Shannon, Boock, Michael, Chapman, Kimberly, et al.. "Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey." <i>Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication,</i> 6, no. 1 (2018) Pacific University Libraries: http://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.2247.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.2247en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/102824en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPacific University Librariesen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United Statesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/en_US
dc.subject.keywordopen accessen_US
dc.subject.keywordopen access policyen_US
dc.subject.keywordassessmenten_US
dc.subject.keywordsurveyen_US
dc.subject.keywordevaluationen_US
dc.titleMeasuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Surveyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpublisher versionen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
247-1302-1-PB.pdf
Size:
387.89 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Fondren Library Presentations and Publications
Test Environmental Research Collection